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Wednesday, 23 December 2026

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EG GB US
Miscellaneous Politics & Government Science & Technology
2 Births
3 Events
5 Total entries

★ Born on this day 2 entries

1790
Jean-Francois Champollion, deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphics.
EG 236 yrs ago
1918
Jose Greco
US 108 yrs ago

► Events on this day 3 entries

1834
Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs.
GB Science & Technology 192 yrs ago
1947
Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain & Shockley in Bell Labs.
US Science & Technology 79 yrs ago
1985
Congress passes a tax simplification guide, which is 1,379 pages in length, (Sounds simplified to me, how about you?).
US Politics & Government 41 yrs ago